Make Meetings Effective: 10 Tips 📝

We’ve all sat through meetings that were a waste of time, what can we do to help our colleagues avoid a similar fate?

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Although very (very) few of us have proper meeting management training, we can all apply tips to run highly effective meetings that our colleagues actually look forward to joining!

The 40-20-40 rule first mentioned in the book “How to Fix Meetings” was a game-changer for me because only then did I realize most of our time should be spent in preparation and follow through, instead of the meeting itself. So here are 10 tips that will help you run crazy effective meetings -

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 How to Run Effective Meetings
00:20 The 40-20-40 Rule
00:57 When NOT to Have a Meeting
01:28 Don’t Over-Invite
01:53 Objective-Context Combo
03:05 Pre-Align Before the Meeting
04:19 Facilitate Inclusively
05:21 Call People By Their Names
05:52 Send a Concise Meeting Summary
06:19 After Action Communication
06:48 Bribe Your Colleagues!

RESOURCES I MENTION IN THE VIDEO
MIT Article - https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-surprising-science-behind-successful-remote-meetings/
How to Fix Meetings - https://amzn.to/38aUuHY

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